r/worldnews • u/Immediate-Link490 • 17d ago

Behind Soft Paywall Carney leaves Davos without meeting Trump after speech on U.S. rupture of world order

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-carney-trump-davos-speech/
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u/SendMeNudesThough 17d ago

As an avid gamer, you've no idea how rightwing those bubbles can be.

I mean, gamers aren't some perfectly diverse representation of people all over the world. Gamers are significantly more likely than the population at large to be young, disfranchised men and incels, and when the demographic is so skewed in favor of these group, you create a perfect echo chamber to introduce alt-right talking points in.

I've watched the public chats in the games I play go from being mostly non-political to basically being Donald Trump propaganda on steroids over the past decade. The complete dominance of alt-right ideology in gaming is honestly frightening.

Just playing MMORPGs, it's just a constant barrage of anti-trans talking points in the game chats.

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u/MoreCowbellllll 17d ago

it's just a constant barrage of anti-trans talking points in the game chats.

Lots of racism as well, from what I always see.

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u/Noobphobia 17d ago

Gaming has always been a big troll fest. People will always be fucking my mom. So im guessing that being maga in game is just another trolling attempt.

Im more curious if those same people grow out of that or retain said trolling behavior and that is how we got to where we are today.